Job description

Job responsibilities

Team Leadership and Day-to-Day OversightSupport the coordination and smooth running of daily nursing team operationsAct as a visible and accessible point of contact for all nursing staffPromote a positive, open, and supportive team cultureLead by example, demonstrating professionalism and consistencyEnsure clear communication within the team and across the wider practice

Workforce and Capacity ManagementMonitor capacity and escalate risks early where service delivery may be impactedContribute to recruitment, induction, and retention of nursing staffSupport onboarding of new starters to ensure safe integration into the team

Performance, Development and WellbeinSupport staff appraisals and personal development planninIdentify training needs and facilitate access to learning opportunitiesProvide informal coaching and day-to-day support to team membersPromote staff wellbeing and ensure concerns are recognised and addressed earlySupport return-to-work processes and absence management

Service Delivery and QualitySupport delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality nursing servicesMonitor key activity areas (e.g. LTCs, treatment room, screening, QOF delivery)Identify gaps or variation in processes and support improvementsEnsure consistency in clinical and administrative processes across the teamEscalate risks relating to patient safety, quality, or capacity appropriately

Safeguarding LeadAct as a Safeguarding Lead for the practice, ensuring robust systems for identifying, responding to, and escalating safeguarding concerns involving children, young people, and adultsProvide advice, guidance, and support to all practice staff on safeguarding matters, including complex or highrisk casesMaintain uptodate knowledge of safeguarding legislation, local pathways, multiagency procedures, and best practiceEnsure safeguarding training compliance across the practice workforce and support staff in achieving required competency levelsWork collaboratively with the GP Safeguarding Lead(s), Executive Manager, OperationsManager, and external safeguarding partners (e.g., social care, MARAC, health visitors)Ensure safeguarding incidents, disclosures, and concerns are documented, escalated, and reviewed in line with statutory requirements and practice policyPromote a culture of vigilance, safety, and professional curiosity across the practiceContribute to safeguarding audits, learning reviews, and quality improvement activity

Governance and CommunicationWork with the Executive Manager Operations Manager and GP Clinical Leads to ensure services are well-led and compliant with CQC standards

Safeguarding LeadSupport implementation of policies, protocols, and clinical processesEnsure learning from incidents, complaints, or feedback is shared within the teamLiaise with other Team Leads to ensure alignment and reduce duplicationContribute to practice-wide meetings, including Protected Learning Time (PLT)

Engagement and CollaborationBuild strong working relationships across the multidisciplinary teamLiaise with external agencies and stakeholders where requiredSupport engagement with the Patient Participation Group (PPG) where appropriateContribute to wider practice priorities and service development

Working Relationships and Decision-MakingThe Nurse Team Lead will operate within a clear delegated framework to support safe and effective service delivery.They will be responsible for the daytoday operational leadership of the Nursing Team, including rota coordination, workload prioritisation, and immediate issue resolution.The post holder will work collaboratively with the Operations Manager, who retains responsibility for wider operational delivery across the practice. The role is responsible for nursing service coordination only, not wider nonclinical operational management.Clinical oversight and decisionmaking remain with the GP Clinical Leads. The role supports implementation and consistency, rather than setting clinical policy.

The post holder will escalate risks and concerns appropriately, including:Clinical risks to the GP Clinical LeadOperational risks impacting wider services to the Executive Manager or Operations ManagerWorkforce or capacity concerns to the Executive Manager

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see person specification attached to job description

Desirable

• Please see person specification attached to job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Swan Practice

Address

Masonic House

High Street

Buckingham

Buckinghamshire

MK18 1NU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://theswanpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The aim of the post is to utilise specialist clinical skills and knowledge to assist in providing high standards of care for the practice population. The candidate is expected

• To always act in a professional manner according to the code of conduct as set out by the NMC
• Maintain accurate patient records of all consultations both in the notes and on the computer.
• To be available for direct access by patients for consultation, care, advice and referral.
• To achieve continued professional development by attending courses and study days so that the highest level of care is maintained.
• To maintain a safe environment with special regard to infection control and the surgery treatment rooms.
• To assist in the teaching and training of others, including nursing colleagues, nursing and medical students and administrative

Job Responsibilities

Nursing Role Treatment Room Management

• Venepuncture
• Safe handling and recording of specimens
• Administering vaccines and prescribed injections as agreed
• Carrying out childhood vaccination programmes to DOH recommendations
• Giving travel advice and administering travel vaccinations to agreed protocols
• Wound assessment and dressings, including removal of sutures/clips
• Dopplers and measuring for hosiery
• Assessing minor injuries, referring/treating as appropriate
• Ear examination
• Warfarin monitoring
• H Pylori testing
• NHS Health Checks
• HRT checks and advice
• Hypertension/CHD monitoring and advice
• Measuring ambulatory blood pressure, advising and recording accordingly
• Fitting 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
• ECGs
• Cervical smear testing and associated administration
• Sexual health advice and contraceptive monitoring
• Educating patients on self-examination.
• Providing dietary and lifestyle advice to patients
• Administering first aid and supporting the team in dealing with clinical emergencies
• Collecting pathological specimens and recording results where appropriate
• Assisting the GPs with minor ops, coil fittings and removals, and Nexplanon fittings and removals

Nursing role Administrative nursing duties

• Maintaining stock control of vaccines and monitoring storage temperature
• Maintaining stock control of dressings/venepuncture/minor op equipment
• To undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Partnership, including attending practice nurse and primary healthcare team meetings

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must have experience working within Primary Care
• Must already be a GPN Registered Nurse

Skills

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Venepuncture
• New patient medicals
• Requesting pathology tests and processing the results, advising patients accordingly
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
• Understand the requirement for PGDs and associated policy
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Chaperone procedure
• Womens health (cervical cytology, contraception, etc.)
• Immunisations (routine, childhood and travel)

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
• Qualified to degree level

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Wound care/removal of sutures and staples
• ECGs
• Phlebotomy
• New patient medicals
• Understanding the importance of evidence-based practice
• Ability to record accurate clinical notes
• Ability to work within own scope of practice and understanding when to refer to GPs
• Chaperone procedure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Swan Practice

Address

Masonic House

High Street

Buckingham

Buckinghamshire

MK18 1NU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://theswanpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)